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Active Shooter Response

Run: If there is an accessible escape path, attempt to evacuate the premises
• If there is an accessible path, attempt to evacuate:
• Identify an escape route and plan
• Run in zig-zag pattern 
• Evacuate regardless of whether others agree to follow
• Leave belongings behind
• Help others escape, if possible
• Prevent individuals from entering the facility or the area
• Keep hands visible
• Follow the instructions of police officers
• Do not attempt to move the wounded
 
Hide: If evacuation is not possible, find a place to hide where the active shooter is less likely:
• Be out of the active shooter's view
• Seek protection if shots are fired in your direction
• Pick a spot that will not trap you or restrict your movements
• Lock the door
• Blockade the door with heavy items
• Silence your cell phone and/or pager
• Turn off any source of noise, including radios and televisions
• Hide behind large items, such as cabinets and desks
• Stay low
 
Fight: As a last resort, and only when your life is in imminent danger, attempt to disrupt and/or incapacitate the active shooter.
• Take action
• Disrupt and/or incapacitate
• Act aggressively
• Throw items
• Use improvised weapons, such as weights, bats, chairs, etc.
• Yell, scream, poke, scratch, bite, etc.
• Commit to your actions — it's your life, or theirs
• Spread out and attack from different angles
 
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How to Respond When Law Enforcement Arrives

• Remain Calm, and follow officers’ instructions
• Put down any items in your hands
• Immediately raise hands and spread fingers
• Keep hands visible at all times
• Avoid making quick movements toward officers such as holding on to them for safety
• Avoid pointing, screaming and/or yelling
• Do not stop to ask officers for help or direction when evacuating, just proceed in the direction from which officers are entering the premises